Re: [Sheflug] Software is Mathematics...

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 06 October 2011 12:24:23 Robert Burrell Donkin wrote:
> PolR drowns gladly in deep philosophical waters...
> 
> ...but - on the day Steve Jobs died - it's apt to wonder whether
> the software game might transcend tautology to touch the human
> heart
> 
> Start learning to swim with
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Godel-Escher-Bach-Eternal-anniversary/dp/01
> 40289208

I've always loved Escher myself.  Although, in more recent times 
Stephen Wolfram and Mathematica seem to be one of my interests - 
http://www.stephenwolfram.com/.  I've got the Linux version.  
Although, to be honest.  There's lots of mathematical software on the 
Linux desktop that does the job.  Then there's something like LyX for 
typesetting.  I used to laugh at LyX in it's earlier versions but 
since the 2.0.0 version came along I've started to like it.  We've had 
a few discussions about LyX at recent meetings.

-- 
Richard

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